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A LACQUER TOBACCO BOX
Taisho era (1912-1926)
The rectangular box decorated in gold, silver and red togidashi
maki-e with hirame embellishments on a roiro ground with a design of
autumn flowers and grasses, the interior dense nashiji, silver rims
With a wood storage box
5 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 1 7/8in (14.5 x 11.1 x 4.7cm) long
US$2,500 - 3,500

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A GOLD LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The rectangular box with a removable inner tray, the exterior of the
box decorated with an overall design of autumn flowers and grasses
on a bamboo trellis lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e against a
kinji ground, the tray decorated with autumn maple leaves falling from
1230 trees into a nearby stream, in gold, black and red takamaki-e and
black and gold togidashi maki-e against a kinji ground, the interiors
and undersides nashiji, silver rims
With a wood storage box
7 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/4in (17.7 x 21.6 x 10.8cm)
US$1,500 - 2,500
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A FINE LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Decorated in various shades of gold and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e,
togidashi maki-e, kirikane, nashiji, Gyobu-nashiji and embellishments
of inlaid goldand silver covering all the sides of the cabinet and
depicting the garden and veranda of a mansion with pine and plum
trees, the hinged doors opening to reveal five drawers decorated
with hills and blossoming peonies, the interior of the doors with a
blossoming plum tree behind a fence and a lady’s carriage beside a
pine tree; the interior of the drawers nashiji, silver fittings carved with
scrolling vines
With a wood storage box
5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6in (14.6 x 16.5 x 15.2cm)

US$4,000 - 6,000

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